I've got my Rupp roadster torn apart and getting ready to put it back together. The wheels are rough. They were originally painted silver, as you can see here. So were the tires.
There was some pretty good rust under the tires, but it blasted off pretty well. I plan to cover the inside of the rim with POR or some other heavy primer.
Glass beading the paint off the outside of the rim revealed a lot of pitting on the chrome.
I'd like to paint the rims so that they look half-way decent, although it may not be possible What can be done? I have no intentions of rechroming them. That's more expense than I'm willing to spend on a regular rider. Do you think I'll have to get all the chrome off the rim before I have a paintable surface? Prime and sand? Body filler? I'm open to suggestions on what to do here.
Also, the previous owner cut the front of the seat off the frame to fit a larger engine on it. Because of that, I'm not sure just how long the seat should be. There is a weld on the top bar of the frame not far in front of there the seat ends now. Does it end there? If so, it shouldn't be hard to repair it.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Joe
There was some pretty good rust under the tires, but it blasted off pretty well. I plan to cover the inside of the rim with POR or some other heavy primer.
Glass beading the paint off the outside of the rim revealed a lot of pitting on the chrome.
I'd like to paint the rims so that they look half-way decent, although it may not be possible What can be done? I have no intentions of rechroming them. That's more expense than I'm willing to spend on a regular rider. Do you think I'll have to get all the chrome off the rim before I have a paintable surface? Prime and sand? Body filler? I'm open to suggestions on what to do here.
Also, the previous owner cut the front of the seat off the frame to fit a larger engine on it. Because of that, I'm not sure just how long the seat should be. There is a weld on the top bar of the frame not far in front of there the seat ends now. Does it end there? If so, it shouldn't be hard to repair it.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Joe